Dr Alison Cave: Pharmacists are on the frontline of medicines safety – and your reports make all the difference
This #MedSafetyWeek (3–9 November), the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is highlighting the vital role pharmacists play in keeping medicines and medical devices safe. Every day, pharmacists help patients use medicines safely and effectively. We are aware you are often the first point of call when something doesn’t look or feel right – […]
100 years of protecting patients through biological standards for medicines
On World Standards Day (14 October), the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) marks 100 years since the first biological standard – the scientific benchmark that keeps medicines and vaccines safe, effective and consistent for patients in the UK and worldwide. When someone receives a medicine, it must work the same way no matter […]
VMD launches call for evidence on the Medicines and Medical Devices Act as it applies to Veterinary Medicine
The VMD has today, 1 September 2025, launched a called for evidence on the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 as it applies to the regulation of veterinary medicines. The review will examine the structure of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013 and consider whether restructuring or consolidation would improve clarity and implementation. The VMD wants […]